Crayon-holder.



No. 639,643. Patented Dec. I9, |899.

R. T. YATES.

CRAYUN HOLDER.

(Application filed Mar. 8, 1899.)

(N0 Model.)

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ROBERT T. YATES,

CRAYON- OF AUSTIN, TEXAS.

HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 639,643, dated December 19, 1899.

Application filed March 8, 1899.

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that LROBERT T. YA'rEs,a citizen of the United States, residing at Austin, in the county of Travis and State of Texas, have invented a new vand useful Crayon- Holder, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in crayon-holders.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of crayon-holders and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient device capable of firmly gripping a piece of crayon and of `enabling the same to be readily used without the hands comin g in contact with the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will enable a small piece of crayon to be held and used with equal facility as a large piece and thereby enable a stick of crayon to be entirely consumed without discarding large portions of it.

Another object of the invention is to provide a crayon-holder which may be readily attached to the clothes of a person and which will be also adapted for holding a pencil in addition to a crayon.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a crayon holder constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective View of the inner end of holder, showing the clothes-engaging device in the form of a pin.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates a tubular body adapted to receive a crayon and composed of substantially semicylindrical sections 2 and 3, having their inner ends connected with a cap or ferrule 4 and provided at their outer engaging ends with teeth 5 and 6, whereby they are enabled to gripa piece of crayon firmly. One of the sections of the tubular holder is slightly nar- Serial Nol 708,225. (No model.)

rower than the other and is adapted to fit Within the same for enabling the device to clamp crayons of different diameters and to engage a small crayon at al1 sides. The inner reduced ends of the sections`,which taper, as shown, are hinged together at 7, and a substantially V-shaped spring S is interposed between the sections and is adapted to spread the same and open their jaws for releasing a piece of crayon when a slide 9 is moved inward. The spring 8 may be secured within the cap in any suitable manner, and the slide, which consists of a band, is provided with a resilient transverselydisposed hook or curved arm l0, forming a clip and adapted to hold an ordinary lead-pencil. The clip also serves as a convenient grip for enabling the slide to be manipulated, and when the slide is moved outward on the tapering tubular holder the sections 2 and 3 are compressed and caused to clamp a piece of crayon firmly, the teetli,which extend inward slightly, being partially embedded in the same, so that there is no liability of the crayon slipping inward or outward, and a small piece may be held equally as well as a large piece. This construction enables a crayon to be entirely consu med,so that there is comparatively no Waste of the material.

The cap, which receives the inner ends of the sections 2 and 3, is provided on the exterior of its closed end with an eye or ring ll, and it has at one side a longitudinally-disposed substantially hook-shaped supporting device l2, having an arm or tongue adapted to be engaged in the vest-pocket of a person,

and it is provided with projections 13 to prevent it from becoming accidentally disengaged from the same. The hook-shaped supporting device may also be suspended from a coat-pocket, and in constructing the crayonholders for use by girls the supporting device may be shaped to provide a pin 14 for enabling the deviceto be attached to the dress.

The invention has the following advantages: The crayon-holder, which is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, is capable of firmly clamping a piece of crayon and is adapted to enable a small piece to be used as freely as a large piece, and it will greatly avoid wasting such material by obviating the necessity of discarding large pieces.

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It will prevent the hands of the user from coming in contact with the chalk and becoming soiled or rough by such material, and the device, which is adapted to be readily attached to the clothes of a person, is also capable of holding a pencil. The clip, which is carried by the slide and which conforms to the configuration of a pencil, is adapted to be readily sprung open to permit a pencil to be readily placed in it and removed from it, and it also serves as a handle for manipulating the slide.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

What is claimed is-- 1. A device of the class described comprising a tubular holder composed of two sections adapted to receive a crayon between them, and a slide mounted on the tubular holder and adapted to cause the same to clamp a crayon, said slide being provided with a grip or handle consisting of a clip arranged to receive a pencil or the like and adapted to hold the same longitudinally of the device, substantially as described.

2. A device of the class described comprising a tubular holder composed of two sections hinged together at their inner ends, a cap receiving the latter and provided with a substantially hook-shaped supporting device adapted to engage the clothes of the user, and a slide arranged on the tubular holder and provided with a clip forming a handle and adapted to receive a pencil or the like, substantially as described.

3. A device of the class described comprising a tubular holder composed of tapering sections having outer engaging ends and hinged together at their inner ends, a cap receiving the inner ends of the sections, a spring interposed between t-he latter and arranged Within the cap, an eye mounted on the cap, asupporting device carried by the same and adapted to engage the clothes of a person, and a slide composed of a band for embracing the sections, and a pencil-receiving clip arranged to form a handle or grip for manipulating the slide, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

Y ROBERT T. YATES.

Witnesses:

R. M. ARMSTRONG, H. E. FORD. 

